Villafranca lies along the \u201cPostumia\u201d route, a Roman road that connected the north of the Tyrrhenian Sea to the Adriatic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The symbol of the town is the Scaligero Castle<\/strong>: construction work began in 1199, but continued for a further two centuries, giving it the structure we see today, with the central keep surrounded by walls with walkways and a museum that can be visited. This building became the cornerstone of the Scaligeri defence system, which connected castles and fortresses in the surrounding area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the Italian Risorgimento, Villafranca was the site of a historic meeting: in 1859, in Palazzo Bottagisio, home to the Museo del Risorgimento, the emperors Franz Joseph and Napoleon III signed the \u201cPeace of Villafranca\u201d, the prelude to the Unification of Italy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Villafranca\u2019s commercial vocation has a long tradition: the weekly market has occupied the centre every Wednesday since 1592\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n